Manalapan Township, New Jersey

Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Township
Rolling hills of Monmouth Battlefield and farmland
Rolling hills of Monmouth Battlefield and farmland
Official seal of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Seal
Motto: 
A great place to live[1]
Location of Manalapan Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Location of Manalapan Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Census Bureau map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey Interactive map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Map
Interactive map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Manalapan Township is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Manalapan Township
Manalapan Township
Location in Monmouth County
Manalapan Township is located in New Jersey
Manalapan Township
Manalapan Township
Location in New Jersey
Manalapan Township is located in the United States
Manalapan Township
Manalapan Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°16′56″N 74°20′48″W / 40.282353°N 74.346564°W / 40.282353; -74.346564[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
IncorporatedMarch 9, 1848
Named forThe Lenape translation of "Manalapan"
Government
[8]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorMary Ann Musich (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5]
 • AdministratorTara L. Lovrich[6]
 • Municipal clerkShari Rose[7]
Area
[2]
 • Total30.88 sq mi (79.99 km2)
 • Land30.65 sq mi (79.39 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)  0.75%
 • Rank85th of 565 in state
8th of 53 in county[2]
Elevation
[9]
102 ft (31 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total40,905
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
40,506
 • Rank58th of 565 in state
4th of 53 in county[13]
 • Density1,334.5/sq mi (515.3/km2)
  • Rank351st of 565 in state
43rd of 53 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07726 – Englishtown[14]
Area code(s)732/848[15]
FIPS code3402542990[2][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882117[2][18]
Websitemtnj.org

Manalapan Township (/mənæləpɪn/, mə-NAL-ə-pin[19]) is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York metropolitan area.[20][21] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 40,905,[10][11] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,033 (+5.2%) from the 2010 census count of 38,872,[22][23] which in turn reflected an increase of 5,449 (+16.3%) from the 33,423 counted in the 2000 census.[24]

The name "Manalapan" is derived from a word in the Lenape language that would mean either "land of good bread", "good land to settle upon",[25][26] "good bread"[27] or "covered swamp with edible roots".[28]

  1. ^ Home page, Manalapan Township. Accessed February 24, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Committee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Administration, Manalapan Township. Accessed March 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Municipal Clerk, Manalapan Township. Accessed March 18, 2024.
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  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Manalapan, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
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  13. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Manalapan, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 8, 2012.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Manalapan, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 23, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Melisurgo, Len. "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 23, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2023. "Manalapan (Monmouth County) To some newcomers, it might look like MAN-a-LAP-in. But the correct way to say this township’s name is ma-NAL-a-pin."
  20. ^ Tarabour, Brooke."New Jersey-Bound: The Staten Island Migration", The New York Times, January 10, 1993. Accessed June 10, 2022.
  21. ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "Living in Manalapan: High Marks for Schools and Location", The New York Times, June 26, 2009. Accessed June 13, 2022.
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  24. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  25. ^ Cite error: The named reference History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  26. ^ Chang, Kathy; and Kesten, Karen L. "Birth of a town", News Transcript, December 16, 2009. Accessed May 16, 2023. "Manalapan is said to derive its name from the Lenape word for 'land of good bread or good land to settle upon.' Englishtown was a part of Manalapan. The Monmouth Battlefield lands are 80 percent in Manalapan."
  27. ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 19. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 4, 2015.
  28. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 4, 2015.